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What To Do When Your Teenage Girl is Texting Nude Photos

Family ProblemsBy Thomas G. Martin September 12, 2019

In the past decade, I’ve had more and more clients consult with me about the online activity of their daughters. It has come to the point where I definitely have some standard talking points when the parents hire me to talk with their tween and teenage girls.

When if comes to posting, texting or “sexting” naked photos, the odds run about 9 to 1 that young females will get in trouble with this, as opposed to young males. Boys don’t have to send anything… they’re spending all their time and energy trying to get girls to take off their clothes, take a pic and hit send.

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Wired’s Technique Critique & Tradecraft Videos Are Really, Really Good

Hollywood PI's vs. Real PI's, Private InvestigationBy Thomas G. Martin September 10, 2019

A few weeks ago, I was sent a couple videos from Wired’s YouTube Channel that I really enjoyed, and I wanted to share them here.

In the first series of videos, Technique Critique, experts from various professional disciplines break down Hollywood movies and TV shows, and explain what they got right and wrong.

I was so impressed with this series, I reached out to Wired and volunteered to do one on private investigation should they do a second season.

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The Time Charles Manson & I Had a Staredown (Plus: Netflix’ Mindhunter)

Hollywood PI's vs. Real PI's, Interview and InterrogationBy Thomas G. Martin September 3, 2019

In 1971, I had staring contest with Charles Manson. I was reminded of this by Season 2 of Netflix’ Mindhunter, which mostly gets investigation correct.

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Thoughts on Hollywood investigations, serial killers, intuition & ‘Hannibal’

Background Checks, Hollywood PI's vs. Real PI's, Private Investigation, Private Investigators, SurveillanceBy Thomas G. Martin August 29, 2019

As a professional private investigator and a former Federal agent, it can be very hard for me to watch television. With rare exception, nearly every Hollywood depiction of private investigation and criminal investigation consistently gets it wrong. (I’ve written a few posts about the Hollywood vs. reality aspect of private investigation: here, here and here.)…

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Cheating spouse signs: Martin included in panel of experts

News: SurveillanceBy Thomas G. Martin August 26, 2019

Self improvement web site UpJourney.com recently included us in a panel article called Warning Signs Your Partner Could Be Cheating, According to 8 Experts.

It’s an interesting array of experts, looking at the topic from multiple professional perspectives.

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The Martin PI TV show that never was, plus a review of “Cry Wolfe”

Hollywood PI's vs. Real PI's, Private Investigation, Private InvestigatorsBy Thomas G. Martin August 22, 2019

I’ve taken part in more than a few television shows as an interview subject. In recent years, I was approached by two of the major studios, as they wanted me to help create and star in a reality-based television show about private investigators. I have ended up turning down many interviews and all of the reality shows – because I insisted upon keeping the reality aspect intact.

Here’s how these things typically go.

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A Practical, Straight-Forward (& Free) Approach to Internet Marketing

Miscellaneous, Money, Scams & Con ArtistsBy Thomas G. Martin August 21, 2019

This summer I’ve had a few calls from people who have felt they’ve been scammed by “quick and easy” Internet marketing companies and their lofty promises.

Instead of taking these cases and then trying to retrieve any investments, I’d rather see these people invest money in something that works, instead of spending their money to recoup other, previously-wasted money.

What follows is the entire, straightforward approach to marketing from my new book, Seeing Life Through Private Eyes.

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Mental Illness: Why Missing Persons Go Missing

Missing personsBy Thomas G. Martin August 15, 2019

In the broad majority of cases, the missing person is not in their right mind. I’ve written a couple posts about what to do if someone you love goes missing and how missing persons cases work. In the latter post, I covered the fact that about 95% of the time, the persons go missing by…

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Has your Relative or Friend Disappeared? Here’s What To Do

Locate People, Missing personsBy Thomas G. Martin August 13, 2019

When a person goes missing, friends and family can largely be on their own because most police departments have limited resources, and are understaffed, overworked, and have no overtime.

If you ever find yourself in this situation, here are some things to do and the timeline on which they should be done.

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When is Using a Hidden Camera Illegal?

Bug SweepsBy Thomas G. Martin August 8, 2019

A general breakdown regarding when it is okay to use hidden recording equipment, when you could be breaking the law, and what makes a hidden camera illegal.

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